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The bill preserves CDC-supported breast health education and service continuity for young women and partnering organizations for five more years, at the cost of additional federal spending and postponing any program reforms.
Young women (including adolescents and young adults) will continue to receive CDC-supported breast health education and outreach through FY2027–FY2031, maintaining public awareness and early detection messaging.
State health departments, hospitals, and community partners will keep uninterrupted funding and program support for outreach activities, avoiding disruption to services and program relationships for five more years.
Taxpayers may bear additional federal spending to continue the program for another five years, increasing budgetary outlays.
Program extension without substantive changes delays any opportunity to revise program design, eligibility, or improve efficiency for the next five years, locking in the current approach.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Extends the Young Women’s Breast Health education program authorization period from 2022–2026 to 2027–2031.
Official title: Reauthorize the Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.
Introduced July 17, 2025 by Amy Klobuchar · Last progress July 17, 2025
Extends the authorized period for the Young Women’s Breast Health education program by five additional years, changing the covered date range from 2022–2026 to 2027–2031. The bill does not change program duties, eligibility, or authorities — it simply continues statutory authorization for the existing education program. The change preserves the program’s continued operation under current law for FY2027–FY2031 and allows the program to remain eligible for any statutory activities or funding mechanisms tied to an active authorization during that period.